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The design and F: +91 11 23702442, 23702446 development of training tools, such as an internet based training I: www.nidm.gov.in and knowledge management system and blended learning and training methodology and the development of training materials Deutsche Gesellschaft für are important activities under this project. Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Indo-German Environment Partnership It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Training Module, Hydrological Forecasts - Requirements and Best Practices. I hope B-5/2 Safdarjung Enclave Dr. Dieter Mutz New Delhi 110 029, India the case study will help trainees in developing better Director T: +91 11 49495353 understanding of the flood early warning, forecasting and F: +91 11 49495391 Indo-German Environment dissemination mechanisms. I: www.giz.de Partnership (IGEP) Author Programme Deutsche I take this opportunity to express appreciation of the commitment Gesellschaft für A. Vogelbacher, Director, Flood Information Centre, Bavarian Environment Agency, Germany of NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Internationale Delhi, the Flood Information Centre, Bavarian Environment Review and Editing Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Agency, Munich, Germany and ifanos Germany and India who Anil K. Gupta, Associate Professor, NIDM GmbH made this effort successful. I wish that such modules are used Sreeja S. Nair, Assistant Professor, NIDM New Delhi, February 2013 Florian Bemmerlein-Lux, Director, Ifanos Germany & Consultant GIZ extensively by all stakeholders across the country. Acknowledgements Dr. Satendra, IFS, Executive Director, NIDM Dr. Dieter Mutz, Director, IGEP, SunandaDey, Delhi University, Delhi Citation: Vogelbacher, A. (2013). Flood Disaster Risk Management - Hydrological Forecasts: Requirements and Best Practices (Training Module). National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany, 88 p. Design and Printing M/s Rouge Communications, S-185, Greater Kailash Part 2, New Delhi, February, 2013 Disclaimer This document may be freely reviewed, reproduced or translated, in part or whole, purely on non-profit basis for any non- commercial and academic purpose aimed at training of education promotion as cause for disaster risk management and emergency response, keeping the source acknowledged. Authors welcome suggestions on its use in actual training situations and for improved future editions. The present document is neither exhaustive nor complete on the topic of hydrological forecasts. The information has been compiled from reliable documents and published references/resources, as cited in the publication. Mention of any company, association or product in this document is for informational purpose only and does not constitute a recommendation of any sort by either NIDM or GIZ. (ii) (iii) Message ISBN: 978-3-944152-15-8 Since 2010, GIZ has been collaborating with the National ©NIDM & GIZ, 2013 Institute of Disaster Management for implementing the Published by “Environmental Knowledge and Disaster Risk Management” National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), project, aimed at strengthening capacity building initiatives in Ministry of Home Affairs knowledge management and risk reduction for disasters caused 5-B, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg by natural hazards, such as floods, cyclones, drought, or New Delhi 110 002, India T: +91 11 23702432, 23705583, 23766146 manmade disasters caused by industry. The design and F: +91 11 23702442, 23702446 development of training tools, such as an internet based training I: www.nidm.gov.in and knowledge management system and blended learning and training methodology and the development of training materials Deutsche Gesellschaft für are important activities under this project. Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Indo-German Environment Partnership It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Training Module, Hydrological Forecasts - Requirements and Best Practices. I hope B-5/2 Safdarjung Enclave Dr. Dieter Mutz New Delhi 110 029, India the case study will help trainees in developing better Director T: +91 11 49495353 understanding of the flood early warning, forecasting and F: +91 11 49495391 Indo-German Environment dissemination mechanisms. I: www.giz.de Partnership (IGEP) Author Programme Deutsche I take this opportunity to express appreciation of the commitment Gesellschaft für A. Vogelbacher, Director, Flood Information Centre, Bavarian Environment Agency, Germany of NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Internationale Delhi, the Flood Information Centre, Bavarian Environment Review and Editing Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Agency, Munich, Germany and ifanos Germany and India who Anil K. Gupta, Associate Professor, NIDM GmbH made this effort successful. I wish that such modules are used Sreeja S. Nair, Assistant Professor, NIDM New Delhi, February 2013 Florian Bemmerlein-Lux, Director, Ifanos Germany & Consultant GIZ extensively by all stakeholders across the country. Acknowledgements Dr. Satendra, IFS, Executive Director, NIDM Dr. Dieter Mutz, Director, IGEP, SunandaDey, Delhi University, Delhi Citation: Vogelbacher, A. (2012). Flood Disaster Risk Management - Hydrological Forecasts: Requirements and Best Practices (Training Module). National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany, 88 p. Design and Printing M/s Rouge Communications, S-185, Greater Kailash Part 2, New Delhi, February, 2013 Disclaimer This document may be freely reviewed, reproduced or translated, in part or whole, purely on non-profit basis for any non- commercial and academic purpose aimed at training of education promotion as cause for disaster risk management and emergency response, keeping the source acknowledged. Authors welcome suggestions on its use in actual training situations and for improved future editions. The present document is neither exhaustive nor complete on the topic of hydrological forecasts. The information has been compiled from reliable documents and published references/resources, as cited in the publication. Mention of any company, association or product in this document is for informational purpose only and does not constitute a recommendation of any sort by either NIDM or GIZ. (ii) (iii) Foreword Knowledge of environmental systems and processes are key factors in the management